Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) 1111 Stewart Avenue Bethpage, NY 11714 Phone: (516) 803-2300 Fax: (516) 803-3134 http://www.cablevision.com
Cablevision Systems Corporation is a Delaware corporation which was organized in 1997. The Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of CSC Holdings subsidiary. CSC Holdings is a Delaware corporation which was organized in 1985 and is one of the cable operators in the United States based on the number of basic video subscribers. The Company operates cable programming networks, entertainment businesses and telecommunications companies. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, the Company owns interests in and manages numerous national and regional programming networks, the Madison Square Garden sports and entertainment businesses and cable television advertising sales companies. Through Cablevision Lightpath, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company provides telephone services and high-speed Internet access to the business market. In 2005, the services that were provided by Lightpath were rebranded as 'Optimum Lightpath'. The Company classifies its business interests into three segments: Telecommunications Services; Rainbow; and Madison Square Garden. Its Telecommunications Services segment includes CSC Holdings' cable television business, including its basic video, interactive digital video, high-speed data, Voice over Internet Protocol and residential telephone services operations and the operations of the commercial telephone and high-speed data services provided by Lightpath. Rainbow segment consists principally of its interests in national and regional programming businesses and investments held by Rainbow Media Holdings. Madison Square Garden segment owns and operates the Madison Square Garden Arena and the adjoining Theater at Madison Square Garden. The Company's cable television systems offers varying packages of service marketed under the Optimum brand name, which may include, among other programming, local network affiliates and independent television stations, certain other news, information and entertainment channels such as CNN, CNBC, ESPN, and MTV, and certain premium services such as HBO, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Starz and Cinemax. The Company also offers digital video service, branded 'iO, Interactive Optimum,' which enables customers to receive video on demand and subscription video on demand services, as well as additional viewing channels. The Company also provides residential high-speed data services using its cable television network. The Company has launched Optimum Voice, VoIP technology services which is offered exclusively to its Optimum Online subscribers. iO, Interactive Optimum is available to Cablevision's entire service area. The Company's cable television systems are subject to federal, state and local regulations.
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